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duncang

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21. I'm mixed on it

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 06:21 AM

Aug 2016

Some of the things I can see that I would like in the future. Just not right now. I really don't need a smart fridge. It doesn't know what meals I am going to plan and what I need for them. I don't need a smart thermostat. I'm retired so I don't need one that keeps moving the temperature around during the day. We go away it's simple enough to just lower the setting while we are gone for a day or two. Why spend twice as much or more for one? As to smart cars nope not yet for me. If I were to get out on the freeway and have a car that runs at the speed limit I'd be run over. Or everybody would be honking their horns and giving me one finger salutes. Maybe in the future when everyone has it and the roads are set up for smart cars. For once on those long trips I could relax and see the scenery when the passengers say "Wow, did you see that?" .

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I Don't Want A Talking Refrigerator [View all] cali Aug 2016 OP

But, but Sherman A1 Aug 2016 #1

Oh dear. I can't stop laughing. cali Aug 2016 #4

I can't help but picture Señor Wences and his friends pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #6

S'okay Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #27

One would hope Sherman A1 Aug 2016 #14

But they have a rep for being pretty cold pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #16

c'mon. you know it's coming. The fridge that scolds you for not cali Aug 2016 #24

I'd LOVE that! pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #25

"Jusr do not put in me green eggs and ham pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #30

"Dave, you're out of mayonnaise". KittyWampus Aug 2016 #47

lol. Or, "I'm sorry Dave, U know I cant let u in. ErikJ Aug 2016 #81

2001 exboyfil Aug 2016 #52

I got a car with remote start. forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #65

A front door that auto opens or opens with button when you have groceries would be incredible! yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #78

The fridge says Mendocino Aug 2016 #85

I don't understand why you're posting here when you could be out catchng Pikachu pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #2

Then don't buy one MowCowWhoHow III Aug 2016 #3

And miss the chance that the fridge is a better converstionalist than all of your friends? pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #9

That's one possible future MowCowWhoHow III Aug 2016 #11

I was hoping someone would post that jcboon Aug 2016 #12

Typewriters don't keep food cold True Dough Aug 2016 #35

Like Miles in invasion of body snatches you're just afraid of change Cicada Aug 2016 #5

I will take the self driving car, thank you very much. liberal N proud Aug 2016 #7

Yep, me too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #28

OR- American could invest in better public transportation rather than every individual atom KittyWampus Aug 2016 #48

Public transportation is reasonable in the urban areas liberal N proud Aug 2016 #51

Hell yes ismnotwasm Aug 2016 #64

WITH YOU,cali! elleng Aug 2016 #8

Ummm... Don't buy one? NT Adrahil Aug 2016 #10

No escape pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #13

Ha! :) NT Adrahil Aug 2016 #18

A self driving car would be great for people with disabilities thucythucy Aug 2016 #15

Or older people who can otherwise be independent NT Adrahil Aug 2016 #20

Yes. This. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #90

Or more and better mass transit would work. But American people fetishize their own individuality KittyWampus Aug 2016 #49

"Fetishize their own individuality" Codeine Aug 2016 #59

Exactly....we should become one with the Borg...! EX500rider Aug 2016 #84

Personally I would prefer the mqss transit option, thucythucy Aug 2016 #70

Best of both worlds metalbot Aug 2016 #95

How dare we like out individuality! Odin2005 Aug 2016 #87

Also, the refrigerator might be useful for blind people loyalsister Aug 2016 #97

Here's one more thing to add to the list. Vinca Aug 2016 #17

Or a gas stove GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #33

Keep a box of matches handy. That's your pilot light. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #72

Yeah, the computer in our clothes dryer failed. hunter Aug 2016 #54

Just what I need, my fridge nagging me... pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #19

I'm mixed on it duncang Aug 2016 #21

Sorry, not feeling the outrage, or offense as it were. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #22

Maybe a talking fridge True Dough Aug 2016 #38

"Put the fucking ranch dressing back, asshole. Codeine Aug 2016 #60

Now THAT, I think I might like sammythecat Aug 2016 #68

Yeah, I bitched and moaned when my partner spent $200 dollars on the Nest thermostat. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #73

I bought ours; my wife and I are in that phase of life where we have vastly different thermal needs Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #94

I don't blame you. I want one that SINGS! pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #23

I just want YOU to dress in a refrigerator costume and come sit in my kitchen. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #29

That would be a relief pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #31

Costume? And here, I thought you just looked like that. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #32

I wish! That cute, young image would be an improvement. pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #34

. Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #26

There's a simple solution to these problems: Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #36

I prefer living a simple and unpretentious life Siwsan Aug 2016 #37

A built-in coffeemaker? In your fridge? pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #39

I know. Dreadful to have to fill ice trays with water and put them in the freezer. cali Aug 2016 #40

It makes me feel like such a peasant. A happy, content peasant Siwsan Aug 2016 #61

Refrigeration!? Who needs it!? Adrahil Aug 2016 #62

We are just conversing, for pities sake! Siwsan Aug 2016 #63

So was I. Adrahil Aug 2016 #66

LOL crazy treestar Aug 2016 #41

Let me point out another side, though LeftishBrit Aug 2016 #42

Thanks. The op isn't really about self-driving vehicles or talking fridges cali Aug 2016 #45

I need one that displays my weight. B Calm Aug 2016 #43

"Put down the ice cream and just walk away!" Major Nikon Aug 2016 #44

yeah right, I bet you will go out and by a door buzzard when they go on sale snooper2 Aug 2016 #46

When a talking refrigerator is on the fritz does it sing "Daisy" like Hal? KittyWampus Aug 2016 #50

I just want a car with manual locks exboyfil Aug 2016 #53

Is it okay with you if my blind daughter has one? jberryhill Aug 2016 #55

Don't buy one. ileus Aug 2016 #56

Why do you hate America? yellowcanine Aug 2016 #57

damn snarky appliances! Javaman Aug 2016 #58

My sisters new refrigerator has cameras inside. Xithras Aug 2016 #67

Anything advertisers think we want, I sure as hell don't. Initech Aug 2016 #69

Yes, and the little TVs on gas pumps . . . hatrack Aug 2016 #74

Yeah if there's a screen there must be a way to feed ads to people. Initech Aug 2016 #75

FRANKIE FORD "You Talk Too Much" (1960) pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #71

Your fridge takes over your car and sends you to the grocery store for bread and milk. Solly Mack Aug 2016 #76

Of the items mentioned, yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #77

Drove a tesla with auto pilot the other day.... It was.... Very relaxing! grahamhgreen Aug 2016 #79

I would love a car I didn't have to think about! That's why I like taxis and drivers and uber underahedgerow Aug 2016 #92

Stress level reduced by half, it was kind of bizzarre. That said, you still have to pay attention, grahamhgreen Aug 2016 #96

I doubt you'll have to buy one, really. MineralMan Aug 2016 #80

Talk? Mine already sounds like a B-17 when it cuts on. And dims the lights. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #82

Remember the talking vending machines ? eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #83

As someone who can't drive because of my Asperger's, gimmie the self-driving car. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #86

Not everything is for you. Not everything is for the American market. Blue_Adept Aug 2016 #88

I don't like mechanical wheat threshers. Don't trust them. Recursion Aug 2016 #89

What about a self-driving refrigerator? Would that work for you? randome Aug 2016 #91

The Carrington Event Mendocino Aug 2016 #93